WEATHER FORECAST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 21, 17 September 1912, Page 6

WEATHER FORECAST.

The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) telegraphed this afternoon as follows: — Westerly strong winds to gale, veering shortly to west to south. Heavy vain and snow in high country. Riveis flooded. Weather much colder. Barnmeter unsteady, but rise after about 10 hours.

The romantic theory that Kissing Point, on the Parramatta River, near Sydney, derived its title from the act of a sprightly lady who kissed Governor Hunter, while he was asleep after dinner, is not, according to Mr. Walter Hihhle, confirmed by historiefi'l facts. In an interesting paper on the early history of that locality, delivered before the Australian Historical Society, recently, Mr. Hihhle declared that his researches showed that the point was so named because the gallant Governor, on finding his boat stranded on the shoal now marked by a beacon, carried the ladies of fhe party ashore in his arms, and kissed Ids first passenger on setting her safely upon dry land. Dir. Hihhle considered Kissing Point as of greater historical importance oven than Parramatta itself.

An arrest under novel circumstances was effected in Melbourne last week. On August 1, Mrs. Ida Hobbs, a resident of North Melbourne, reported that a gold ring, valued at £2 10s, had been stolen from her dwelling. The police found the ring Tn a Carlton pawnshop, and. in consequence of what they were told, went to the timber yards of Messrs. Sharp and Sons, at South Melbourne. There they saw to all appearances a youth about to drive off on a one-horse waggon loaded with timber. The driver was wearing a black suit of clothes, a soft felt hat, and was smoking a pine. The two constables were suspicions, and when they questioned the supposed man they learned that the driver of the waggon was a woman. Sho gave the name of Maria. Lovell, aged 20 years, and she was arrested on a charge of having stolen the ring. She did not exhibit much concern regarding the disclosure of her sex. Tn fact, sho admitted having masqueraded ns a man for the past two years, during which time she had worked on farms in various parts of the north of Victoria. A fortnight ago she was yiven the position of carter at the timber yards, and all the workmen there regarded her as a clean-faced youth. Lovell was locked up at Carlton.